Hammock



May 9, 1944.

B. Q. JONES HAMMOCK 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 led July 18 B. QQJONES Q May 9,1944.

HAMMOCK Filed July 18, 1941. 2 Shet's-Sheet 2 Patented May 9, 1944UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE r 2,348,217

HAMMOCK Byron Quinby Jones, United States Army Application July 18,1941, Serial No. 402,933

(Granted under the act of March 3-, 1883/ as amended April 30, 1928; 370O. G. 757) 4 Claims.

provide a hammock which is cheap and easy to make, which is adapted tobe easily and quickly mounted in a motor vehicle with a minimum changein structure of said vehicle.

Another object of this invention is the conversion of the usual modernpassenger car, having a built-in rear luggage compartment, to one havinga comfortable bed-hammock by very simple and economical means, requiringpractically no change in the vehicle.

Another object of this invention is to provide means whereby thepassenger car can be returned to normal condition for general use withno difliculty since the invention embraces no additional parts that willoccupy space which would prevent the ordinary use of the car.

Another object of this invention is to provide an undisturbed front seatfor the operator and one or two other persons while the hammock is inuse.

Another object of this invention is to provide a full lengthdouble-width bed in the rear of the front seat.

Another object of this invention is to provide means whereby the back ofthe rear seat may be swung upward into a horizontal position, and .meansfor securing the back so that it will not interfere with the hammockwhile it is in use.

Another object of this invention is to leave the seat portion of therear seat undisturbed in any way.

A further object of this inventionis to provide by the usual meansaccess to the hammock from the rear or from either side of the vehicle.

With the above, and other objects and advantages in view, the inventionconsists of features of construction, arrangement and operation of partswhich will appear in the specification and be finally pointed out in theclaims.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention is shown, it will beunderstood that slight changes in form and minor details of constructionmay be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the inventionand fall beyond the scope of the claims.

Referring now to the drawings in which similar characters and referencesin the severalfigures indicate identical parts; 1

Fig. 1- is a vertical, longitudinal section of the car from the cowlback, represented in dotted lines, showing the preferred manner forattaching the invention to the car.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the car, also represented in dotted lines,showing the manner in which the invention is attached and also showingthe luggage door in raised position. I

Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the preferred embodiment of the invention.v

Fig. 4 is a modification of the invention showing modified means forattaching the hammockto the rear of the structural elements of the frontseat. .7

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of the forward end of the hammock, showingopenings through which a bar can bei'nterlaced, said bar being. adaptedto be entered into the hooks shown in themodified view in Fig. 4.

Reference now being had to the drawings by numerals, [0 indicates theconventional motor vehicle having the usual front seat H and rear seatl2, having a back l3 which is hinged at its upper rear end by means of ahinge l4. Attached to the lower rear ends of the back I3 are screw eyes15 adapted to receive elongated hooks it which are pivotally secured tothe frame of the motor vehicle at ll. The hammock consists of strips ofcanvas l8 and l8a,- which are bound ontheir outer longitudinal edges bythe usual binding l9. Strip I8 is the .body or web of the hammock andhas attached at its forward end crosswise straps 20, 2| and 22, Strap 22has buckles 23 and 24 secured to its opposite ends. Buckles 23 and 24are adapted to receive the ends of strap 2|, as shown. Strip i8a is aflap secured across the body H3 at some distance'from the forward end ofthe body. The flap has attached at its forward end a crosswise strap 25.Strap 25 has buckles 26 and 2? secured to its opposite ends. Buckles 25and 2-? are adapted to receive the ends of strap 20, as shown, wherebythe hammock is adapted to be secured to the back of the front seat ll.

Secured to the opposite ends of the canvas I8 are four end straps 28,having end buckles 29 secured thereto, which are adapted to receiveother end straps 28--a. The four end straps 28-a are adapted to bestrapped to cross bar 30, which rests in slots 3| of supports 32, whichare bolted to the floor 33 of the luggage compartment of the vehicle It]by means of bolts 34. It is apparent from the drawing that the tensionplaced upon the canvas l8 by means of end-straps'28-a through endbuckles 29 will keep the cross bar 30 securely in place in slots 3! butthat as soon or injured person can be moved into the car from I the rearand placed upon the bed or hammock,

thus providing an emergency means of conveying a sick or injured personto medical aid by the mere expedient of raising the usual luggage doorof the conventional motor Vehicle.

The operation of the preferred embodiment of the invention is easilyunderstood; however, to go more fully into detail, the end of the canvasI8 is laid over the top of the back of the front seat II and strapped inposition by means of the cross straps 20, etc., and cross buckles 24,etc., which pass around the sides of the back of the front seat and arebuckled together. A gap or fullness may be provided in the canvasmaterial, where it goes over the back of the front seat, so that thecanvas can be adjusted upwardly and downwardly, thereby changing thehead or forward portion of the hammock to carry an individual in a moreor less horizontal position. This gap in the material is provided forthe reason that the seat and back of all motor vehicles are notconventional, since some are higher than others and, in applying thehammock to the seat back, unless the gap is provided it will be foundthat the level of the hammock would slant either upwardly or downwardlyand be uncomfortable. Therefore, means had to be provided whereby anadjustment of the head portion could be made, and the gap previouslyreferred to is provided so that the hammock can be adjusted and placedin a comfortable position for the occupant thereof.

The opposite end of the canvas I8 is strapped to cross bar 30 by meansof end, straps 28a and end buckles 29 and by means of these end strapsand buckles the canvas I8 can be stretched lengthwise as desired and thehammock is ready for use.

Referring now to the modified view shown in Fig. 4, in'which llindicates the front seat of the motor vehicle, the usual frame beingshown in dotted lines to which is secured by means or rivets a hookmember 35, a like hook memberis also providedon the opposite side of theseat, so that the ends of the cross bar 36 can be received therein. Thisprovides a further means for attaching the hammock to the front seat ofthe motor vehicle.

In Fig. openings 31 are placed in the forward end of the canvas l8 sothat the cross bar 36 can be secured thereto by interlacing said barthrough the openings 31. The operation of the modified device is similarexcept for the manner in which it is attached to the front seat and canas easily be removed and stored in some convenient place in the motorvehicle as the preferred embodiment of the invention.

The invention exemplifies a hammock which makes available otherwiseunused car space for camping and bivouac, and provides an emergencymeans of transporting the sick and injured and does this in a simple andyet expedient manner.

The invention is not to be understood as restricted to the details setforth, since these may be modified within the scope of the appendedclaims without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I .Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new anddesired to secure by Letters Patentis:

1. A vehicle having front and rear seats with backs and having a floorarea behind the rear seat, the back of the rear seat being separablefrom the body thereof, a cross member supported horizontally on saidarea and transversely of the vehicle at substantially the level of therear seat body, and a hammock including a web having means at its endsfor attachment to said cross member and to the back of said front seat.

2. A vehicle having front and rear seats with backs and having a floorarea behind the rear seat, the back of the rear seat being separablefrom the body thereof and pivotally suspended from the body of thevehicle, a cross member supported horizontally on said area andtransversely of the vehicle at substantially the level of the rear seatbody, and a hammock including a web having means at its ends forattachment to said cross member and to the back, of said front seat. I V

3. A hammock comprising an elongated body strip, a strap secured acrosssaid strip near one end thereof and having its ends projecting beyondthe longitudinal edges of the strip, a pair of buckles secured to saidedges at a greater distance from said end of the strip and adapted toreceive said projected ends of said strap, whereby said strip may belaid over the back of the seat to dispose said strap and buckles atopposite surfaces of said back, and means at the other end of said stripfor attachment to a support.

4. A hammock comprising an elongated body strip, a strap secured acrosssaid strip near one end thereof and having its ends projecting beyondthe longitudinal edges of the strip, a pair of buckles secured to saidedges at a greater distance from said end of the strip and adapted toreceive said projected ends of said strap, a flap secured across saidstrip at a still greater distance from said end of the strip, anotherstrap secured across said strip and having its ends projecting beyondthe longitudinal edges of the strip, another pair of buckles secured tothe iongitudinally disposed edges of said strip and adapted to receivethe ends of the last named strap, whereby said strip may be laid overthe back of a seat to dispose said strap and said buckles respectivelyat opposite surfaces of said back and in position for securing thestraps in the buckles, and means at the other end of said strip forattachment to a support.

BYRON QUINBY JONES.

